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Is it possible to feed Firefox Flash plugin with controlled data for privacy reasons?

For privacy and security reasons, it would be strongly recommended to deactivate the Flash plugin in the browser. But I don't want to deactivate it, I want to fake privacy relevant information. ...
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How much information a Flash program (Flash app) can gather about computer when running?

Does anyone know if a Flash web application has access to local hard drive? What about OS information or hardware information? If I allow webcam and microphone access, how much information can it get ...
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How can I block flash from obtaining a list of available fonts in my browser? [closed]

How can I block Flash, at least in Chrome, from obtaining the list of available fonts in my browser? It seems that the combination of fonts available is the easiest way to fingerprint a browser.
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Is silverlight and Java running on the web browser capable of saving "state" into the user's local machines?

I am aware that even after we have cleared our cache and cookies, websites can still save files/information into our computer using Flash (Flash ever cookies), I was wondering does other plugins like ...
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